Piracy / armed maritime incident
MV Abdullah hijacking
12 March 2024
Approximately 550 NM off the Somali coast
What happened
Twelve armed Somali pirates hijacked the Bangladesh-flagged bulk carrier Abdullah, carrying 55,000 tonnes of coal, taking 23 crew hostage. The vessel and crew were released about a month later after a reported ransom payment of roughly $5 million.
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- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- High
- Infrastructure
- Port or tanker
- Latitude
- 8.0000°
- Longitude
- 55.0000°
Attribution
Responsibility has not been established in the cited reporting.